OLATHE, Colo. — Olathe is a town about fifteen minutes north of Montrose.
The town is known for growing delicious sweet corn and confusing outsiders with the pronunciation of its name.
Bill from Boulder asked us at Next,
"Is Olathe two syllables or three with a long e?"
We called Scott Eklund, a building official of Olathe to ask if it's...
1. OH-LAY-THEE-UH
2. OH-LAY-THEE
3. OH-LATE
4. OH-LAT
5. OH-LAY-THUH
6. AH-LO-THEE
Cast in your votes, and drum rolls please:
The answer is OH-LAY-THUH.
Eklund said he hears mispronunciations the most over the phone from salespeople.
"I had one lady call it OL-TH...I don't know where she got that," he said while laughing.
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